I read with sorrow a story this morning on Military.com that reported the head of Army basic training is moving to do away with bayonet skills. It's funny that just a few days ago I was ...

The Socket Bayonet Posted: December 9, 2024 | Last updated: March 5, 2025 17th Century - How did the 15 inch sized bayonets of the 17th century evolve by the 21st Century into a combat gadget the ...

History has it that the first acknowledged military use of the bayonet was ... The Russians clung fanatically to their faith in the socket bayonet. The Japanese reintroduced a sword bayonet ...

President Obama responded, “Well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets.” Does the U.S. military still use bayonets much? Yes. All Marines learn to use bayonets during their basic ...

Ted Lieu of California, who asked him for an explanation after the AP first reported on the use of bayonets on June 2. Roughly 700 members of the 82nd Airborne Division were sent to two military ...

6. Can still be attached to some U.S. military rifles, and are still used by the Marines and the Army. 7. The last major American bayonet charge occurred during the Korean War in 1951. 8.